Analysis of Tourist Image for Tourism Development in Perobas, Touros-RN

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate the image of tourists for the development of tourism in reef corals Perobas. The Perobas community is located in the town of Touros-RN, distant about 90 km from the state capital, Natal which, along with the municipalities of Maxaranguape and Rio do Fogo are part of the area of direct influence of the Environmental Protection Area Recifes de Corais. The methodological procedures initially consisted of literature review, questionnaires used as data collection instrument, on-site visit and snapshots. The results show that the main destinations of origin of the tourists are from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the main reason to visit Perobas is diving, and obtaining location information are for the Natal agencies showed interest to visit a center for location information, as check rides satisfaction showed relatively satisfied in which the site has met expectations, however, also found inappropriate practices by tourists, as trampling of corals, artificial feeding to fish, collections corals, due to lack of supervision and failure to provide information on the rules of the site